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Lochurd Hills enclosures is a post-medieval field system occupying the upland landscape of Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. The two enclosures lie at approximately 485m and 435m west of Woolshears Hill, with a further pair positioned 245m and 465m west-south-west of the same landmark. The site sits on bedrock of the Kirkcolm Formation, a wacke deposit laid down during the Caradocian period of the Ordovician, which underlies much of this moorland terrain and influences the stony character of the surrounding soils.
These enclosures represent the post-medieval expansion of pastoral activity across the Peeblesshire uplands. The layout and positioning relative to Woolshears Hill suggest systematic field organisation for stock management on land above the better-drained lowland slopes. Their location at moderate elevation reflects the historical use of such ground for grazing when lower ground was devoted to crop production.
The enclosures survive as landscape features within the wider archaeological record of upland land use in the Borders. The site is recorded on the Historic Environment Scotland database as a protected monument under reference SM2998, recognising its significance in understanding post-medieval settlement, agriculture and land management in Peeblesshire.
Lochurd Hills, enclosures 485m and 435m W of and 245m and 465m WSW of Woolshears Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2998. View the official record →
Lochurd Hills enclosures is a post-medieval field system occupying the upland landscape of Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2998.
Lochurd Hills, enclosures 485m and 435m W of and 245m and 465m WSW of Woolshears Hill dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a enclosures 485m and 435m w of and 245m and 465m wsw of woolshears hill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lochurd Hills, enclosures 485m and 435m W of and 245m and 465m WSW of Woolshears Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM2998.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Henry's Brae,fort (8.2 km), Drumelzier Castle,settlement 780m E of (8.8 km), Drumelzier Castle (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lochurd Hills, enclosures 485m and 435m W of and 245m and 465m WSW of Woolshears Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lochurd Hills, enclosures 485m and 435m W of and 245m and 465m WSW of Woolshears Hill stands on Kirkcolm Formation, bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is wacke.